1. This is how the scratchboard looks when I receive it. It is a board that is 1/4" thick that is covered with a thin layer of white clay and then is covered with a very thin layer of black india ink.
2. Most of the time I will sketch out my design on paper, then transfer the image to the scratchboard (scratchboard is nearly impossible to sketch on directly), but with this piece I decided to just do freehand. I started with etching in the outline of the tree trunk and then added in the circles. The bunny is not quite finished, poor thing is missing his face!
3. Alright, we're getting to the end of the etching process. Little bunny finally got his face added and the tree trunk is almost completely etched out. As soon as I'm done with the tree trunk it'll be time to get out the paint!
4. So the piece is completely done being etched and I am almost done painting the tree. Once I am done painting the tree and it dries, it will get sealed to protect the artwork.
And voila! Finished artwork! The piece has dried, been sealed, and finally photographed to prepare it to be sold. Now we just have to wait for someone to come along and adopt this lonely little bunny...
